Bank, check, draft, or like instrument.



R. C. STUBBINS.

BANK CHECK, DRAFT, 0R LIKE INSTRUMENT.

PPLICATION FLED APR. TT, |914. l I

' I Patented Mar. 7,1916.

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y State of Florida,

ranged at the lower sraras noianiar c.`

BANK CHECK, i

'specification i Letters raient.

' Appiication sied spin i7, raie. seriali no. $332,626.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knowii that l', Roninrr C.

the county of Hillsborough and have invented, new and useful Improvements in Bank Checks, Drafts, or like Instruments, of whichthe following is aspecilication.

i This invention relates to bank checks, drafts and similar instruments, and its object is to provide an instrument of this character with simple and efficient nieans to which the check is from being raised, and

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also to prevent the signature of the drawerfrom being erased or changed.

n the accompanying drawing z-Figure l is a plan view of a blank check embodying my invention. Fig. '2' is a similar view showing the check lilled out to exemplify its mode of use.

Referring to the drawing, l designates' a check blank, or like instrument, provided upon its face with the usual order payment form. This maybe of any suitable or preferred character. As shown 4in the present instance, the form contains a suitably designated space 2 for the number of-the check or draft, a Aspace' 3 for the date, a space' 4 for the name of the drawer or name ofthe party in whose favorv thecheck or draft is drawn, a space 5 for the reception of the amount with which the checky is drawn in which the amount is signature space 7, arright'hand portion of the signature written out, and a the form, vfor the reception of of the drawer of the check. with my invention the space 7 is preferably blocked off by an oblong rectangular marginal li'nejS having a plurality of transverse' division lines 9, separating the blocked space into amount designating sections 9, 'l0 and 11 respectively denoting hundreds, tens and units. Each of these sections is vappropriately designated andv is'further divided by longitudinal and transverse lines into a series of smaller spaces or sub-divisions, ten and containing suitable indicia, such as the digits, from to 9, inclusive. sufficient dimensions to enable the signature of the drawer to be inscribed therein and. in

.an appropriate position with relation thereto may appear a suitable statement of iii- S'iniiiivs, 'a citizen of theaUnited States, residing at' punch outthe amount of the 'understanding or provision.

' tional section ln accordance 0l .with a consecutiveseries of The signature block is of' formation or. warning notice, such asNot over smallest amount punched out. ln the use of the check, the drawer of the check signs his name,.or pany, within the space 7 and across the, figures in the sections 9, l0 and l1. 'After this is done, an ordinary .punch is used to check in figures in the said sub-divisions' 9, l0

'- by a portion of the signature itself will' also be punched out or obliterated, although not enough, to, in any manner destroy its legif bility. For. protective purposes, there should always be three punch marks in each check, which maybe readily made inthe greatmajority of l lf, however, the check is f o'r a sum less than $10, thezero niark in the hundredssub'division, and the zero mark inthe tens sub-division, may be that of his coml cases without special' punched in vaddition to the single ligure in y vthe units sub-division next above the figure v denotingi the amount of the check, The forrn of check illust-rated 'is good for any amount up to $1000, butof course,l can be made ln practice thesignature block. may be printed or-litliograplied in the same color as -the'remainder of the check form, Aor of a as desired.

contrasting color,

The present invention is designed to meet vthe requirements 'of the great majority ,of

,persons Awho write checks and'have not an easy, simple or effective way of protectingtheir checks from being raised. The present invention combines the-two propositions of protecting the check from'alteration as to the amount, as well as to prevent or deter forgery, since obliteration' of part of; the .genuine signature obvia-tes the liability of the signature being erased vor changed without detection. i

' A check, draft, or like instrument having a signature receiving spaceforinedof'an oblong rectangular block of restricted size and character, arranged at the lower right 'hand portion thereof, said block being'provided main divisions extendingin linear order and indicating certain progressive ranges of value, said -main divisions being vertically sub-divided into numbered' units', tens and hundreds spaces arranged in inverse order from right so good up to $10,000 by the use of an addifor thel thousands subdivision. I

to left but each having the numbers therein written Within the respective divisions of 10 arranged in regular order from left to right the block may be simultaneously punched and representing certain fractions of values, out. e

said block being ofa' length proportioned .In testimony whereof I ax my signaturev to an ordinary slgnature to require the Writ,A in presence of two Witnesses.

ing of the signature along a line extending lROBERTO. STUBBNS. into all three of Said main divisions, Where- Witnesses: by determined numbered spaces and overly- EDWIN H. HANEY, ing'- portions of a superscribed signature EDWARDv E. FISH. 

